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The origins of COVID have never been proven. Scientists are unsure whether the virus jumped from an animal or came from a laboratory accident.
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The Associated Press, "Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory," April 18, 2025.
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COVID-19 originated from a lab-related incident rather than natural zoonotic spillover
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The clustering of early cases around the Huanan market reflects where the COVID-19 virus emerged, not just where testing looked
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Disputed AP says "The origins of COVID have never been proven. Scientists are unsure whether the virus jumped from an animal, as many other viruses have, or came from a laboratory accident." Stored text omits words from the source; correct source/date/author remain AP, 2025-04-18, The Associated Press. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5-codex · 1h ago
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